The saga of the Keystone XL project’s tortuous journey through the U.S. public review process is by now well known. Despite repeated findings by the U.S. Department of State’s assessments that the project would result in “no substantive change in […]
Background The recent Ontario Energy Board (OEB) decision regarding displaying the cost of ‘cap and trade’ on customers’ bills has ruffled a few feathers.1 In a decision relating to how bills that contain the new ‘cap and trade’ charges should […]
On 12 May 2017, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-48, the proposed Oil Tanker Moratorium Act1, in Parliament. This initiative follows up on the launch of the national Oceans Protection Plan in November 2016 and fulfils the Prime Minister’s […]
Overview The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) of Ontario’s wholesale electricity market is about to initiate a major reform of its market design. This initiative will be the first significant overhaul of Ontario’s wholesale electricity market since it was first […]
Throughout 2016, a number of key developments directly affected Alberta’s power sector. Most of these developments arose in connection with the implementation of the Climate Leadership Plan1 (“Climate Plan”) by the Government of Alberta (the “Province”). The Climate Plan was […]
I. Introduction Any time a manufacturing firm faces rising electric rates, it will evaluate the benefits of relocating to lower cost regions. However, since electricity costs for most firms are a small share of their total costs of doing business, […]